The interviews for recruiting new city officials ended a little past noon, which was earlier than expected. It was thanks to the presence of Viscount Moraine that the corrupted officials of the past cleared up on their own during the interviews.

The total number of people selected was 24. All of them were to be assigned heavy responsibilities as middle-level management.

“As you already know, those who are left here now will work as city officials in the future. You will all be assigned to departments that you expressed interest in during the interviews, and the specific positions will be announced in four days.”

“Yes, your excellency!”

The successful candidates answered with one voice. Even though it was winter, the table of the grand banquet room was filled with various seafood dishes. It seemed that Leus lived up to its reputation as a port city.

“As the new governor, I was deeply moved by the fact that Leus possesses so many talented people. However, there are a few things I would like to mention.”

The crowd became a little nervous.

The new governor was much younger than them, but they had heard various rumors about his personality and demeanor. Moreover, they had personally experienced...